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Burnley1 Birmingham 2: DJ in tune with Bruce

HAVING ridden out the storm when he was seemingly just one bad result away from the sack little more than a month ago, Birmingham manager Steve Bruce now has the look of a man who can do little wrong following a sixth win in seven games which lifted his side to within goal difference of the top of the Championship.

When one point would have been scant reward from a game Birmingham largely dictated Bruce sent on substitute DJ Campbell with seven minutes to go to supplement a strikeforce of Gary McSheffrey and on-loan Arsenal teenager Nicklas Bendtner, which could be among the best in the division if they continue to play together. Within a minute Campbell was claiming the winning goal as he forced the ball over the line after Brian Jensen had allowed a shot from Bendtner, who had earlier cancelled out Chris McCann’s opener, to slide underneath